Hi Jen,

Welcome to our little corner of the world!!!
I was treated with IMRT after having the tumor removed from my right tonsil. They were unable to remove it all due to location on carthoid artery. The follow up radiation process for me was painless. I had no side effects from it at all. If you read some of the older post's this is rare.
I had a reoccurance last June and started receiving chemo (Taxol & Carboplatin) in late June. I had a port inserted under my skin in my upper left side chest. No more poking with needles for blood draws or infusion of chemo drugs. One little pick and thats it. Ask your medical on'gist about having one installed. Several people have them where I'm being treated.
I hope you sail through the treatmets and have nothing but good news to report. It's by no means a walk in the park but many of us have walked the path ahead of you and are still around to talk about it.

Best Wishes, Danny Boy